Mop-holder.



No. 70!,657. Patented lune 3, I902. A. L. WILSON.

MOP HOLDER. Application filed. Aug. '21, 1901.)

(No Modal.)

' mmmm W023 Emu whom UNITED STATES AUGUSTA L. WVILSON, OF CANON CITY,COLORADO.

MOP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,657, dated June 3,1902.

Application filed August 21,1901 Serial No. 72,845. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTA-L. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canon City, in the county of Fremont and State of Colorado,have invented a new and useful Mop-Holder, of which the following isaspecification.

This invention relates to mop-holders, and has for its object to providefor applying a brush to a mop-holder, so that the device may be used toscrub as well as to mop. It isfurthermore designed to apply thebrush-holder in the nature of an attachment, so as to obviate changes oralterations in the ordinary mop-holder,and also to locate thebrush-holder so as not to interfere with the mop-rag;

Another object resides in arranging for the convenient application andremoval of a brush and to have the holder arranged to give the properinclination to the brush for the scrubbing operation.

A final object resides in providing for holding the loose portion of themop-rag tightly against the handle of the device, so that the mop-ragmay not interfere with the brush when the latter is employed-forscrubbing purposes.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings',and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mop-holder havingthe present invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional Viewthereof with a mop-rag and brush in place. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionalView taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2., Fig. A is a detail perspectiveview of a brush-holder removed from the mop-holder.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in allthefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated an ordinary formof mopholder, which may be of any common or'preferred form so long as itembodies a fixed jaw 2, carried transversely of a handle 3, and amovable jaw 4L, cooperating with the fixed jaw to clamp therebetween anordinary mop-rag 5.

In carrying out the present invention I employ a brush-holder embodyinga fiat substantially rectangular sheet of metal 6, which forms the backor body of the brush-holder and is provided at its front edge with theopposite terminal laterally projected ears or spring-clips 7, which arebent from the plate. At the opposite edge of the plate and substantiallymidway between the ends thereof there is provided another spring-clip orear 8, which is bent from the back or body and is of con-- siderablelength, so as to be folded back upon itself and inclined across the rearside of the body, so as to form a brace 9, the outer end of which isprovided with a substantially U- shaped bifurcation 10, so'as to form afork.

Adjacent to the outer edge of the brushholder there is provided a pairof laterally= directed fastening projections 11, which are designed tobe passed through corresponding perforations formed in the fixed jaw ofthe mop-holder and secured thereto by means of heads 12, which arepermanent or removably applied. The brace-arm 9 has its forked endsnugly embracing the adjacent portion of the handle, thereby to disposethe brushholder at aproper a1; gle. Any ordinary brush 13 is held flatagainst the back of the holder and-snugly embraced between the severalspring-clips or cars, so that the brush may be readily applied andremoved.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that the present form ofbrush-holder may be readily applied to any ordinary mop-holder withoutaltering or changing the same and without materially adding to the costthereof. In order that the mop-rag may not interfere with the scrubbingoperation of the brush, it

is designed to hold the free end of the moprag against the handle, andto carry out this design there is provided a spring 4 clip 14, which isin the form of a split spring sleeve or ring that embraces the handle atan intermediate point and has its middle portion only fastened to oneside of the handle, with its opposite free ends overlapped and spacedfrom the opposite sides of the handle to receive and embrace a mop-rag,as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The advantage of this form of clipis that it is not necessary to wrap the rag around the handle, as therag may be readily drawn inwardly between the overlapped free ends ofthe clip, and thereby entered into the space between the projectedportion of the clip and the adjacent side of the handle, whereby theopposite end portions of the clip lie in snug engagement with the mopand hold the same effectually against the handle.

What I claim is 1. A mop-handle,l1avinga split spring-ring embracing theintermediate portion thereof, with its middle portion fastened to oneside of the handle and its opposite free ends overlapped and spaced fromthe opposite side of the handle to receive and embrace a mop-rag.

2. The combination with a handle, of a brush holder having its forwardedge secured to the forward end of the handle and provided with one ormore laterally-projected spring-clips, and an opposite intermediatespring-clip bent from the holderand folded back upon itself to form ahandle-engaging brace.

3. A brush-holder consisting of a flat metal plate having lateralfastenings projected from the outer edge portion of the back of thebody, spring-clips bent laterally from the forward. edge of the body,and an opposite spring-clip bent laterally forward from the intermediateportion of the rear edge of the body, said clip being bent back uponitself and inclined across the back of the body, the outer free end ofthe clip being forked.

4. The combination with a handle, having a mop-holder at one end whichembodies a stationary transverse member, of a brush-holder having itsouter edge lying against the fixed member, and provided with fasteningsconnecting the brush-holder to said fixed member, spring-clips carriedby the opposite front and rear edges of the body and projected at thefront thereof, and a brace extending between the rear portion of theholder and the handle of the mop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTA L. VILSON.

Witnesses:

CIIARLEY II. WILSON, N. L. PRICE.

